12 Aug 2019, 9:00 AM
Monsoonal rain and thunderstorms with occasional heavy showers are expected over the country, according to the Maldives Meteorological Services.
As downpours dampened Eid celebrations across the country on Sunday, the Met predicted the bad weather to continue for the next 48 hours.
From Saturday night to Sunday morning, the heaviest rainfall was recorded in the southernmost Addu City with 114 millimetres. With 55 miles per hour, the strongest wind speed was recorded on Kaadedhdhoo island in Gaaf Dhaal atoll.
In the southernmost atolls, strong winds felled trees and damaged the roofs of 24 homes in Addu City and 15 homes in Fuvahmulah City on Saturday, according to the National Disaster Management Authority.
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